[HIGHLIGHTS] Bizarre proposal in the Duma: MPs want to challenge the Soviet decision on Crimea

Bizarre proposal in the Duma: MPs want to challenge the Soviet decision on Crimea.. As of: March 12, 2024, 2:11 p.m By: Alexandra Heidsiek CommentsPressSplit A new proposal aims to nullify the 1954 transfer of Crimea to Ukraine - again.

In 1954, the then head of state of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, made Crimea part of Ukraine again. The main occasion was the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Pereyaslav.